How to Use Vitamins to Help Lower Blood Pressure

As one means of helping to lower blood pressure, vitamins can be very effective. This is especially true when combined with other tools that are recommended by the doctor. Here are some of the basic steps in using vitamins to deal with blood pressure that is running a little high.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

1. Get a checkup. One of the first things you need to do is find out what factors are contributing to the rise in blood pressure. This information will help you to use vitamins to not only address the blood pressure, but also the underlying causes.
2. Ask the doctor for recommendations. There are several vitamins that are helpful in lowering blood pressure. There is a good chance that Vitamin C will be recommended, as well as Vitamins E and K.
3. Obtain recommended levels of dosage. Just like medications, it is possible to ingest too much of a given vitamin and make the issue worse. Work with the doctor to find a safe range that will help with the blood pressure, but not cause other problems.
4. Treat the underlying causes for the high blood pressure. For example, if stress seems to be a factor, discuss adding several of the B vitamins to your daily regimen. Your doctor can advise you which B vitamins are effective for stress, as well as provide guidelines on the daily dosage.
5. Monitor your progress. Your doctor can advise you how long it should take before you begin to notice a change in the high blood pressure. Not everyone responds to vitamins in exactly the same way, so don’t become discouraged if there is no change for several days.

Tips & Warnings

• Vitamin therapy should be viewed as one form of ongoing treatment for high blood pressure and the underlying causes. Your doctor will probably also recommend changes in diet, as well as encouraging you to get more exercise as part of the overall treatment process.
• Too many people assume that with vitamins, more is always better. That is not necessarily the case. Always speak with your doctor before deciding to increase the dosage on any vitamins you are taking.